Civil Code section 9362

(a)

Not later than 10 days after each of the following events, the public entity shall give notice to a claimant that has given a stop payment notice of the time within which an action to enforce payment of the claim stated in the stop payment notice must be commenced:

(1)

Completion of a public works contract, whether by acceptance or cessation.

(2)

Recordation of a notice of cessation or completion.

(b)

The notice shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1.

(c)

A public entity need not give notice under this section unless the claimant has paid the public entity ten dollars ($10) at the time of giving the stop payment notice.

Source: Section 9362, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=9362.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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